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Docker tech stack

Docker builds mostly with Go, Python, Java, Rust. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, AWS, OpenTelemetry, Snowflake. Kubernetes is named in 39 of the 121 job postings Docker published in the last 12 months (32%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Docker, updated Nov 10, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 10, 2026
Technologies in use
116
Postings analysed
121
Open now
52
Modernity
79 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Docker use?

Go is named in 26% of job postings at Docker, followed by Python (11%), Java (7%), Rust (6%).

Go 31 26% required in 100% · 21 open now · since Nov 2025
Python 13 11% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jan 2026
Java 8 7% required in 88% · 6 open now · since Nov 2025
Rust 7 6% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Nov 2025
TypeScript 6 5% required in 83% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
SQL 4 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Clojure 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
JavaScript 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since May 2026
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Apex1
C++1

What frameworks and libraries does Docker use?

OpenTelemetry is named in 6% of job postings at Docker, followed by CrewAI (3%), LangChain (3%), LangGraph (2%).

OpenTelemetry 7 6% required in 71% · 6 open now · since Apr 2026
CrewAI 4 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
LangChain 4 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
LangGraph 2 2% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
Agno 1 1% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
Lightning Web Components 1 1% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
React.js 1 1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What databases does Docker use?

Snowflake is named in 5% of job postings at Docker, followed by PostgreSQL (4%), Amazon Redshift (2%), Datomic (2%).

Snowflake 6 5% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 5 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Dec 2025
Amazon Redshift 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Datomic 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Google Cloud Spanner 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
DynamoDB 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
Redis 1 1% required in 100% · since May 2026

What cloud and platforms does Docker use?

Kubernetes is named in 32% of job postings at Docker, followed by AWS (31%), Azure (26%), GCP (24%).

Kubernetes 39 32% required in 95% · 25 open now · since Nov 2025
AWS 38 31% required in 92% · 21 open now · since Nov 2025
Azure 32 26% required in 97% · 15 open now · since Nov 2025
GCP 29 24% required in 97% · 14 open now · since Nov 2025
Linux 12 10% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Apr 2026
Grafana 11 9% required in 91% · 10 open now · since Apr 2026
GitHub Actions 7 6% required in 71% · 7 open now · since Dec 2025
Anthropic 6 5% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Nov 2025
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OpenAI6
Active Directory5
Amazon EKS5
LDAP5
Okta5
Apache Kafka4
Looker4
GitHub3
Windows3
Tableau3
Amazon ECS2
Datadog2
Microsoft Entra ID2
AWS Bedrock1
AWS Lambda1
Agentforce1
Airflow1
Amazon Kinesis1
Amazon S31
Burp Suite1
Debian1
Fedora1
MuleSoft1
SIEM1
Auth01

What developer tools does Docker use?

Model Context Protocol is named in 20% of job postings at Docker, followed by Terraform (7%), Claude Code (5%), OpenAI Codex (5%).

Model Context Protocol 24 20% required in 96% · 13 open now · since Nov 2025
Terraform 9 7% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Apr 2026
Claude Code 6 5% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
OpenAI Codex 6 5% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
Prometheus 6 5% required in 50% · 5 open now · since Apr 2026
ArgoCD 5 4% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Dec 2025
Cursor 4 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Sigstore 4 3% required in 100% · 4 open now · since May 2026
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Cosign3
Helm3
Pulumi3
AutoGPT2
Envoy2
Google ADK2
Jenkins2
Copilot1
Gearset1
Gradle1
Kyverno1
Loki1
Microsoft Excel1
Rest API1
Windsurf1
cert-manager1
containerd1
gRPC1
npm1

What AI and ML technologies does Docker use?

LLM is named in 15% of job postings at Docker, followed by Claude (2%).

LLM 18 15% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Nov 2025
Claude 3 2% required in 67% · since May 2026

Which engineering practices does Docker ask for?

AI Agents is named in 98% of job postings at Docker, followed by CI/CD (31%), Platform Engineering (17%), SLI/SLO/SLA (8%).

AI Agents 119 98% required in 100% · 52 open now · since Oct 2025
CI/CD 38 31% required in 89% · 17 open now · since Nov 2025
Platform Engineering 20 17% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Dec 2025
SLI/SLO/SLA 10 8% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Nov 2025
IAM 7 6% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
EU AI Act 6 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
GitOps 6 5% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Apr 2026
Agentic Workflows 5 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
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Prompt Engineering5
Function Calling4
NIST AI RMF4
RAG3
Anomaly Detection3
LLM Guardrails3
Progressive Delivery3
Context Engineering2
Feature Store2
Fine-tuning2
Human-in-the-Loop2
Incident Management2
LLM Evaluation2
Service Mesh2
eBPF2
A/B Testing1
Dimensional Modeling1
Machine Learning1
Multi-Agent Systems1
Red Teaming1
Structured Outputs1
Twelve-Factor App1

What does each Docker team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

28 postings
Go20
Kubernetes18
AWS15
Azure10
GCP10
Linux8

Solutions

18 postings
Azure13
AWS10
GCP10
Kubernetes7
Model Context Protocol7
Active Directory5

AI/ML

7 postings
LLM7
Model Context Protocol7
Anthropic4
Go4
Kubernetes4
OpenAI4

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How is the Docker stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
AutoGPTOct 2026
Context EngineeringSep 2026
Microsoft Entra IDSep 2026
TableauSep 2026
Active DirectoryAug 2026
LDAPAug 2026
OktaAug 2026
ClojureAug 2026
Rising
Active Directory0% → 7%
LDAP0% → 7%
Okta0% → 7%
Anthropic0% → 6%
OpenAI0% → 6%
Claude Code3% → 7%
OpenAI Codex3% → 7%
NIST AI RMF0% → 4%
Falling
CI/CD45% → 18%
Platform Engineering33% → 7%
AWS39% → 24%
LLM24% → 11%
Linux15% → 4%
Prometheus12% → 1%
Model Context Protocol27% → 18%
Grafana15% → 6%
Not named for 6 months
GitHubMay 2026
Google ADKJan 2026
LangGraphJan 2026

How modern is the Docker stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 79/100

Docker scores 79 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Docker stack in its industry?

Share of the 468 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Kubernetes64%
AWS60%
Azure47%
Go36%
GCP45%
LLM39%
Python65%
Linux48%
Grafana29%
Java33%

Docker products in its job postings

Postings at Docker name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.

Docker Compose2
Docker121

Questions about the Docker tech stack

What programming languages does Docker use?

The languages named in Docker job postings are Go (26%), Python (11%), Java (7%), Rust (6%), TypeScript (5%), as a share of the 121 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Docker use OpenTelemetry?

Yes. OpenTelemetry is named in 7 of 121 job postings (6%) and required in 5 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Docker use?

The cloud and platforms named in Docker job postings are Kubernetes (39), AWS (38), Azure (32) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Docker?

Backend postings at Docker most often require Go (20), Kubernetes (18), AWS (15), Azure (10), out of 28 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Docker tech stack changing?

Yes. AutoGPT, Context Engineering, Microsoft Entra ID, Tableau first appeared in Docker job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Docker tech stack?

Docker scores 79 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Docker tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Docker publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 121 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Docker tech stack: 116 technologies from 121 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/docker/technologies

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